Legal Opinion
W.L. Ives, M.D. v. BPOA, State Board of Medicine
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 2019No. 646 C.D. 2018PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT
William L. Ives, M.D., petitions for review of an adjudication of the State Board of Medicine (Board) concluding that Dr. Ives performed a surgery in 2012 that departed from the accepted standard of care. The Board ordered Dr. Ives to undergo a clinical competency skills assessment and a public reprimand. On appeal, Dr. Ives contends, inter alia , that the Board erred and abused its discretion in admitting hearsay evidence and relying on an expert opinion that was incompetent on the issue of standard of care because it lacked a proper factual foundation.…
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